Genesis 48:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.”

Genesis 48:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 48:916 words

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

אֶלʾelNear

אָבִיוʾāvîwFather

בָּנַיbānaySon

הֵםhēmThey

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

נָתַןnātanGive

לִיlîTo

אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod

בָּזֶהbāzehIn this

וַיֹּאמַרwayōʾmarAnd say

קָחֶםqāḥemTake

נָאnāʾ'I pray'

אֵלַיʾēlayNear

וַאֲבָרֲכֵםwaʾăvārăḵēmAnd kneel

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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